BA (Hons) Immersive Media (with Foundation Year option)

Develop the skills you need as a project leader, producer, experience designer and storyteller in immersive media across VR, AR, XR and blended reality.

UCAS Code:
W285
Institution:
B50
Delivery:
Full time according to Funding Council definitions

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With foundation year: W286

Please note that this course is not recruiting for September 2022 entry. Please register your interest and we will let you know when applications open for September 2023 entry.

Why study BA (Hons) Immersive Media at BU?

Through conceptual investigation and practical production, explore and develop immersive media in a range of hypothetical and real-world scenarios.
Explore both conventional as well as experimental and emerging forms and contexts
Collaborate and undertake enterprise-led teamwork, essential in becoming thought, practice and business leaders in this emerging field
Develop production craft skills including stereoscopic 360-degree video and immersive audio production
Work in industry-leading facilities with internationally recognised lecturers and practitioners
Specialise or broaden your studies through option units to match your career ambitions and professional placement opportunities, allowing you to forge vital industry links.

Find out more about the content of this course.

Foundation year: We have a foundation year option for UK students who do not meet the entry requirements for the degree course. This additional year of study will give you a grounding in the media & communication skills required for this course, building your confidence, knowledge and skills for further study. After successful completion of the foundation year, you will progress to the full degree.

The programme focuses on creative production, project design and immersive storytelling. You will be able to access technical skills training beyond the listed units throughout the programme. If you'd like to focus exclusively on computer-based asset creation or programming, you may consider BSc (Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality; BA (Hons) Computer Animation Art and Design, BA (Hons) Computer Animation Technical Arts, BA (Hons) Visual Effects or BSc Hons Game Design.

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Next start date:

September 2023

Location:

Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus

Duration:

3 years full-time with an optional 4 week placement, or 4 years full-time with a 30-week placement. Foundation year: 4 years full-time with an optional 4 week placement, or 5 years full-time with a 30-week placement

Required subjects:

All subjects considered

Entry requirements:

For September 2023 entry: 104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM. Foundation year: 48-72 UCAS tariff points. For more information check out our full entry requirements.

International entry requirements:

For September 2023 entry: If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading or equivalent. For more information check out our International entry requirements.

Course details

On this course you will usually be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry.

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Foundation year

Core units

Academic & Professional Practice: You will build your confidence in both academic and professional skills. This unit will cover the academic skills which will be required at degree level study and you’ll practice them throughout the unit with support from key university services including the library and study skills team. There will also be the opportunity for you to reflect on and develop your own professional skills through interactions with employers, careers services and online resources.
Collaborative Communication Project: The unit focuses on the centrality of communicaiton, both as a process and as a project. Through the collaborative development of a communication solution to a specific communication problem, the unit aims to promote the principles and practices of team-based iterative project work.
Media & Current Debates: You will be introduced to a) the important role and responsibilities of the news media within democratic societies and b) the varied nature of reporting of key events, issues and debates within the contemporary 24/7 news cycle. You will gain an essential level of understanding of what constitues news and what the work of journalists entails. You will also develop an awareness and appreciation of differing coverage of particular stories by a range of news organisations.
Media Work: You will become familiar with a range of profiles and career paths in the communication and media industries and be inspired to reflect on and develop your own professional identity. Through case studies of seminal campaigns, programmes and artefacts, profiles of ground-breaking personalities, masterclasses from industry professionals, and guest talks from BU staff who have worked or currently work in marketing, PR, media production, journalism and communications, you will encounter and interact with diverse role models, career trajectories, and types of profressional practice.

Year 1

Core units

Ambitions: This unit is an opportunity for you to develop and map your learning journey. You will explore different techniques for reflection, organisation and study skills as well as various prospects for personal growth whilst at BU, in a learning context but also through to social and well-being opportunities on campus and in the wider community and industry.
Entering Immersive Media: During this unit you will be introduced to immersive media both as producers and consumers. It will allow you to develop your understanding of current and possible future uses of immersive media across a range of industrial and social contexts and genres and for different audiences.
Principles of Storytelling: You will be empowered with the skills to understand narratives by identifying and utilising a range of tools to construct and deconstruct stories in and across various media.
Understanding Immersive Media: Explore the conceptual underpinnings of immersive media from social, technological, commercial, industrial, psychological and usage perspectives. You will develop skills in information/evidence gathering, evaluation, interpretation and effective argument building, as well as consider your own engagement with media as a consumer and producer.
Exploring Immersive Media: This unit allows you to develop, produce and present a basic immersive media text in a hypothetical industrial or social scenario. Working in small production teams to identify an appropriate scenario for a media intervention, you will develop, pitch, plan, produce, present and evaluate an immersive project.

Option units (choose one)

Creative Collaboration: This unit will introduce you to the process of effective collaboration through a series of exercises and workshops designed to explore and examine how creative people work together.
Negotiated Project: During this unit you can claim ownership of all stages of the initiation, development and realisation of a media production, as you apply your experience from across the course so far to a self-directed project.
Community: Engage in a short project that focuses on a particular issue within your community. The aim is for you to develop confidence and a sense of global citizenship; working with external partners on causes that benefit society.

Year 2

Core units

Immersive Media: Research and Enterprise: During this unit you will identify a suitable real-world context for an immersive media intervention and develop an organisational (team-based) structure to approach, propose, develop and plan this intervention.
Immersive Media: Exploratory Practice: You will have the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of approaches to immersive media production to support and inform the project development and planning work undertaken in the concurrent unit Immersive Media: Research and Enterprise.
Immersive Media: Execution and Impact: On this unit, you will execute an immersive media intervention in response to a real-world brief and proposal. Effective team organisation, client relations, production management, production, exhibition and evaluation are key parts of successful completion.

Option units (choose three)

Media Perspectives: This unit further develops your scholarly and analytical skills, as you will choose two options from a selection of perspectives/ approached to addressing media. You will be asked to critically apply unit content to your own media practice/ interests.
Production Management*: You will explore the management of the production phase of media creation, from scheduling to budgeting via location scouting and resource management.
Acting*: This unit explores the process of screen performance within media production. You will analyse and evaluate how in media industries individuals, or collaborative project-orientated teams, are formed, operate and complete their work.
Location and Post Sound*: During this unit you will explore the specialist field of location and post sound, including but not exclusively sound design, sound acquisition, mixing and mastering.
Camera and Lighting*: This unit explores the specialist field of camera and lighting, including but not exclusively camera technology, grip and the principles of lighting.
Editing*: You will explore the specialist field of editing, including but not exclusively post-production workflow, advanced editing techniques and principles of grading.
Production Design*: This unit explores the specialist field of production design, including but not exclusively location scouting, sourcing and managing costume and wardrobe, props mastering and the principles of set design.
Directing*: During this unit you will explore the principle of directing on both sides of the camera including techniques and approaches to motivating and negotiating with creative collaborators and encouraging conditions that are conducive to creativity.
Script Skills*: This unit explores the functionality of a script in the production process, including techniques and approaches to script writing, script editing and script supervising.
Open Project*: You will be encouraged to respond creatively, collaboratively and transmedially to the question ‘What do you want to change?’ and take ownership of your own project and learning. The unit reflects the complex group work realities of creative media and encourages you to consider the power of media in relation to change.

*Units may change as new units are validated. Not all options may be available in a given academic year.

Optional placement year

Final year

Core units

Immersive Media: Graduate Project Development: During this unit you will research, conduct exploratory practice-based enquiry, develop, propose and plan a significant immersive media intervention in a real-world context. You must assess the context and aims of the intervention, the affordances of immersive media and the effective potential of the project through appropriate engagement with clients, production teams and test audiences.

Immersive Media Graduate Project: This unit requires you to critically and reflexively synthesis and apply the conceptual, creative, collaborative, planning, design and craft skills required to execute, deliver and evaluate a significant and innovative immersive media intervention in a real-world scenario.

Option units (choose three)

Dissertation: The aim of this unit is for you to conduct a significant piece of individual scholarly enquiry, in which you will deploy appropriate methodological and conceptual frameworks to address an issue or debate within your practice/ discipline.

Enquiry & Experiment: You can choose to undertake a practice led or research based project. You'll look to identify, examine and demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of a question, issue or debate within your practice. You will be encouraged to creatively challenge practice conventions.

Professional Research Project: This unit gives you the opportunity to critically examine your chosen area of practice through the application of research into an aspect of media professions, including ethical and theoretical considerations.

Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries: We live in a rapidly changing environment, in terms of social, economic, technological and cultural factors, all of which are closely interdependent. The cultural and creative industries are increasingly dependent on new forms of economic engagement, while creative individuals increasingly expect to have 'portfolio careers'. The aim of this unit is to explore some of the tools, skills and strategies that can be utilized to build a career as an independent producer or freelance worker in the contemporary creative industries.

Career Pathways: This unit provides a space in which you can present and reflect on your work. You will consider your experiences of the course and critical understanding of your field, whilst conducting a reflexive forward-facing career profile/ plan.

Programme specification, contact hours and assessment

Contact hours and assessment

Details of the assessment methods and contact hours for each unit of the course can be found in the programme specification.

Programme specification

Programme specifications provide definitive records of the university's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry.

If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.

Placements

At BU, we recognise that placements are extremely valuable and can give you a head start when it comes to your future career. That’s why we offer every new student the opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of their course.

You could even choose to undertake your placement abroad, giving you the opportunity to develop yourself personally, academically, and professionally and gain skills to help you stand out in the job market.

Find out about BU students' experiences on placement All you need to know about placements

How placements benefit you

The benefits to you as a placement student are many. You will have the chance to:

Put the theory learnt throughout the course into professional practice
Enhance your study and help you decide on subject options (where appropriate)
Learn a wide range of skills such as time management, problem solving and team work (all of these are important to succeed in any career)
Make contacts, as it is not uncommon for our students to be offered permanent positions to return to after graduating
Gain a real insight into how the industry operates in roles that would be almost impossible to achieve for an outsider.

Many of our students, during their placement, are given responsibilities normally associated with graduate trainees.

Help and support

The faculty running your course will offer the support of a Placement Coordinator.

They’ll help you plan your placement so make sure you get the right experience for you. That includes offering help and support if you need to move to another part of the UK – and even another country – to get the most out of your time.

We’ve also built close industry links over the years – so our network of employers that are keen to work with placement students is always growing. Or if you’d prefer to arrange your placement independently, we can offer advice on how to do that too.

How long will your placement be?

Entry requirements

This course requires 104–120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. We are happy to consider a combination of qualifications and grades to meet the overall tariff, for example A-levels A*CC, ABC, BBB or BCC, BTECs DDM or DMM. You can use the UCAS calculator to see how your qualifications equate to UCAS tariff points.

If you do not meet these requirements, you may want to consider our foundation year, a one-year course that will prepare you for degree-level study.

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2023 entry
Numeracy and literacy requirements (e.g. GCSEs)	GCSE English Language or English Literature and Mathematics grade 4 (or grade C in the old grading system). We also accept iGCSEs, Key Skills and Functional Skills and other qualifications at Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework. See all of the equivalencies.
A-level and AS levels	104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent.
Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate – Skills Challenge Certificate	We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff.
Access to HE Diploma	102–118 UCAS tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit, Pass grades.
BTEC National	Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit (112 UCAS tariff points) Diploma: Distinction, Distinction (104 UCAS tariff points) Foundation Diploma/ 90-credit Diploma:* We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff Extended Certificate/ Subsidiary Diploma: This qualification is accepted as part of the overall tariff.
Cambridge International Pre-U Diploma	104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two principal subjects.
Cambridge Technical	Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit (112 UCAS tariff points) Diploma: Distinction, Distinction (104 UCAS tariff points) Subsidiary Diploma:* We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff Introductory Diploma: We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff.
Extended Project Qualification	We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by two A-level sized qualifications to meet the overall UCAS tariff.
International Baccalaureate Certificates	104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two Higher Level certificates.
International Baccalaureate (Diploma)	An overall score of 28–31 points.
Scottish Highers	104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of four Scottish Highers.
Scottish Advanced Highers	104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two Scottish Advanced Highers.
T Levels	Merit (120 tariff points).

Foundation year entry requirements

Numeracy and literacy requirements	There are no GCSE requirements. The foundation year will cover these skills in preparation for degree study.
For September 2023 entry	48–72 UCAS tariff points.

International entry requirements

You can find details of the international qualifications we accept, and what level of study they apply to, on our entry requirements for non-UK students' page.	Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry onto Year 1 for September 2023 entry: Chinese Senior High School Graduation Certificate (Huikao) average 80%, or Gaokao 61-71%. Grade depends on the course Hong Kong HKDSE Diploma (4,4,3 to 4,4,4 from three subjects). Grade depends on the course All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Standard XII) 60-70% Italian Esame di Stato with 60-70%. Grade depends on the course Titulo de Bachillerato with 6 or 7. Grade depends on the course We offer a number of preparatory programmes through Bournemouth University International College. These courses offer you progression from High School in your home country to a Bachelor’s degree at BU. Options include: Foundation Certificate in Media and Communications English language requirements If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally: For September 2023 entry: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent. View further information about our English language requirements. If you do not meet the English language requirement for your degree then why not join our Pre-Sessional English course? Successful completion of our Pre-Sessional English course will meet your English language requirement.

You can find details of the international qualifications we accept, and what level of study they apply to, on our entry requirements for non-UK students' page.

Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry onto Year 1 for September 2023 entry:

Chinese Senior High School Graduation Certificate (Huikao) average 80%, or Gaokao 61-71%. Grade depends on the course
Hong Kong HKDSE Diploma (4,4,3 to 4,4,4 from three subjects). Grade depends on the course
All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Standard XII) 60-70%
Italian Esame di Stato with 60-70%. Grade depends on the course
Titulo de Bachillerato with 6 or 7. Grade depends on the course

We offer a number of preparatory programmes through Bournemouth University International College. These courses offer you progression from High School in your home country to a Bachelor’s degree at BU.

Options include:

Foundation Certificate in Media and Communications

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally:

For September 2023 entry: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

View further information about our English language requirements.

If you do not meet the English language requirement for your degree then why not join our Pre-Sessional English course? Successful completion of our Pre-Sessional English course will meet your English language requirement.

Other useful information

AccessBU: AccessBU provides you with the opportunity to tell us about your circumstances that are not always evident in your UCAS application. This widening access initiative also considers relevant criteria such as being in care or if you live in an area with a low participation rate in Higher Education - if you are eligible, your offer could be up to 16 UCAS tariff points below the published tariff.

Apprenticeships: We recognise the transferable knowledge and skills gained through apprenticeships and welcome applications from students with a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship recognised by the Institute for Apprenticeships. Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Deferred entry: We are happy to consider eligible applicants for deferred entry. If you have already submitted your application, please submit your deferral request through our website.

Direct entry: We welcome applications from students who have previously studied at degree level at other institutions and wish to transfer onto a BU course. Our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) procedure enables credit awarded from one institution to contribute to a BU award, subject to an application process. Please visit our RPL webpage for more information.

Mature applicants: We recognise that mature applicants may have a wealth of experience rather than formal qualifications, so we’ll consider your application on these merits if included in your application. You’ll need to apply to BU in the usual way through UCAS and you may be invited to an interview to discuss your suitability for the course based on the experience you tell us about in your application.

Your application

For BA (Hons) Immersive Media, we are looking for applicants who can:

Demonstrate a passion for storytelling and experimentation
Demonstrate examples of engaging with media production beyond their educational curriculum
Genuinely reflect on what their positive attributes are, but also what they want to come to university to improve upon
You should be able to communicate why you want to come on this course, what appeals to you about working in this field and why you feel you have the edge over your peers. You must have basic computer literacy, including knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Prior experience of immersive media production is not required.

How to apply

Selection methods

How we assess your application

We look at individual applications and make a tailored offer based on your potential to succeed on the course considering a range of factors, including your academic achievements, work and other experience, reference and personal statement, and in some cases, your performance at an interview or a portfolio review. Typically, we make an offer at the bottom of the tariff range.

AccessBU gives you the chance to tell us more about you and your life experiences if you haven’t had the same educational opportunities as other applicants. If you are eligible for AccessBU, your offer could be up to 16 UCAS Tariff Points below the published tariff.

Our offer-making process

Our offer-making will typically be based on your most recent qualifications, including any required subjects where applicable. We'll consider all qualifications when assessing your application, although these may not be part of our offer.

If you do not meet the criteria of your original offer, we may still offer you a place. We will review your whole application and consider all academic qualifications (including those not in the offer) to see if you have the academic potential to succeed on the course. If we feel the answer is yes, we will confirm your place.

Supporting your study

This course has compulsory elements involving practical production activities. When required, students must complete a health and safety risk assessment to take part in these activities, for their safety and that of others. As part of that assessment students provide information about any conditions or disabilities that might affect their ability to undertake these activities fully or safely.

If you have such a condition or disability, please let us know as soon as possible. You can contact our Additional Learning Support (ALS) service about this before or after making an application. We will then work with you to identify any support or adjustments you would need. Our ALS team works with the Faculty to seek to put in place reasonable adjustments and health and safety plans.

Exceptionally, it may not be possible to arrange for a student to access these courses without either over-riding their core standards or competencies or creating unacceptable risks to health and safety. If that is the case we will help you explore alternative course choices.

Careers

This course seeks to generate enterprising and entrepreneurial practitioners that are not only prepared to work in industry as it currently stands, but to have an active role in shaping its future.

Careers advice, resources, events and job opportunities

Typical starting job roles

This programme is aimed at developing future project leaders, producers, storytellers and experience designers in virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed and blended reality media. Immersive media are created for entertainment, healthcare and wellbeing, design and engineering, education and training, and remote collaboration in and beyond media production. It is a rapidly expanding and evolving field that calls for producers, production managers, directors, cinematographers, sound specialists, post-production specialists and generalists who can work across these roles and collaborate with technical specialists.

Further study

Once you have completed an undergraduate Honours degree, you can further develop your education by studying for a postgraduate degree. Please visit our postgraduate section for further details about our range of Master’s degrees.

Research degrees

If you are a BU graduate you are eligible for a 20% ‘loyalty’ discount on the published fees for further programmes with us!

Depending on your qualifications and experiences, you can choose to undertake a MRes or PhD level research degree. Bournemouth University has a strong business research foundation within our Department of Media Production through a number of research centres, which explores theory, education and professional practice.

Visit our postgraduate research courses for further details about research degree options with the Faculty of Media & Communication and the funding options available.

Costs and fees

All fees are quoted in pounds sterling and are per year. Your tuition fees will be the same for each year of your course. You can find full information about funding your studies and paying your fees in our undergraduate fees and funding section. That’s also where you’ll find information about the scholarships and bursaries on offer.

Fees quoted are for tuition only unless stated otherwise, and we’re committed to ensuring there are no hidden extra costs while you’re at university – that’s why we’re clear about what you can expect us to cover, and what your cost of living will be.

Find out more about budgeting and living expenses

No hidden extras

What’s included in your tuition fee?

Your tuition fee covers expenses associated with your course including tuition materials, access to facilities, mandatory field trips and the following:

Materials for laboratory and field-based teaching activity
Support for finding placements (UK or abroad) and fieldwork, and non-financial support whilst on placement
A range of student services – advisors, help desks, counsellors, placement support and careers service
The Library – access to a wide range of electronic resources (databases, e-journals and e-books), print and multimedia collections, subject librarians and study spaces
Access to Brightspace, our virtual learning environment, which offers a responsive and personalised learning experience with powerful learning analytics capabilities, integrated social media and advanced video features.
IT labs (some open 24/7), wireless network, AV equipment to borrow
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) scheme
Disability and additional learning support
The BU Language Centre to help you develop/improve foreign or English language skills
24 hours a day, 365 days a year security team.

Costs of living and other expenses you need to consider

Additional costs

We are committed to offering you value for money and ensuring there are no hidden costs while you are studying with us, therefore we have listed below any additional costs you may incur that are not covered by your tuition fee:

Laptops, tablets and mobile devices and any software used on personal devices. Access to a personal computer is strongly recommended for your study. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, visit our website for information regarding hardship funds.
Accommodation and living costs. Our accommodation price guide can be found on our website
Optional fieldwork travel, outdoor wear and footwear (where applicable)
Textbooks, general stationery and other supplies. Our award-winning library is stocked with a large range of textbooks and online resources, free of charge. The Students’ Union shops stock a wide range of stationery supplies on both campuses
Travel costs to and from your placement (both in the UK and overseas). Information about funding your placement year can be found on our website
Travel costs to and from the University campus. An annual bus pass is inlcluded in your rent if you are living in halls of residence/Unilet accommodation
Travel costs, outdoor wear and footwear for optional field trips (if applicable)
Clothing or equipment costs required for your placement
SportBU membership.

Repeat units

Help and support

Our staff

On this course you will be taught by staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This could include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners and research students, many of whom are actively engaged in research and/or professional practice which is integrated into the teaching of this course. Please note that staff can change.

Dr Carina Westling – Course Leader

Dr Carina Westling is a media and cultural studies scholar who researches digital media and cultures. She specialises in the tensions and opportunities formed between the technical, social and discursive aspects of multimedia environments and design for immersive, AR/VR and blended applications.

Dr Carina Westling has research and professional experience in ethnographic and remote audience research in digital and physical media with live and online populations, and has developed a theoretical framework for interrogating the modelling of human participation and integration in distributed interactive systems across digital and physical materialities. This work is informed by professional experience in the independent and commercial creative industries, spanning cross-platform production and publication and working as Creative Director with ideas generation, project design and production of fully funded interactive AI, AR and XR projects for physical and digital media with the Nimbus Group.

View Dr Carina Westling’s staff profile

Liam Birtles – Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design

Liam Birtles is an artist, designer, lecturer and researcher with over 20 years experience in creative practice with digital technologies. He is a member of the Emerge Research cluster and a key member of the very successful artist collective Squidsoup. His work is regularly shown at festivals, galleries and events around the globe.

Liam studied furniture and jewellery design in the late 80’s at Northumbria University and 3D computer graphics at Teesside University in the 90's and is currently working on a practice based PhD at Bournemouth University. Through the 90’s Liam worked as a research assistant and research fellow at Coventry University supporting artist practice in low end virtual environments on the Networked Virtual Reality Resources Centre’s for Art and Design.

View Liam Birtles staff profile

Simon Perkins – Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design

Simon Perkins is an academic and design researcher in the Faculty of Media & Communication. He is a Pākehā, originally from Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) in Aotearoa New Zealand.

His current research focuses on the form of the video cut-up as a contemporary means of meta-textual content production and cultural critique. The form centres on the process of generating creative works through appropriating, reinterpreting and re-authoring existing published material. In doing so such video cut-ups represent a direct challenge to accepted concepts of authorship, ownership and copyright as well as further exposing the divide between high culture and popular culture (where despite the significant number of video cut-ups being created, such works are easily dismissed as amateur cultural-production and therefore tend to be seen as a purely cultural and not a critical phenomenon).

View Simon Perkin’s staff profile

Professor David Garcia – Professor of Digital Arts & Media Activism

Professor David Garcia was formally Dean of the Graduate School, Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, University of the Arts London. He is an artist and curator with a strong background in institutional leadership, innovation and research.

Professor David Garcia has Initiated, organised and curates large-scale Media Art festivals, exhibitions in the UK and the Netherlands. Collectively these events have made a significant contribution to European Media Arts and media arts research in Higher Education. He has facilitated significant changes to a number of institutions of Higher Education through strong national and international networks and partnerships in the arts, education and the creative and cultural industries.

His Research career includes extensive output of publications, curated exhibitions/events and public lectures with which to contribute to strategic agendas for institutional innovation.

View Professor David Garcia’s staff profile

Course changes

Changes for 2022 entry

Date	Changes to this course
01/10/2021	Where the change was made: Fees box. Change: Placement fee for September 2022 entry amended to £1,850. Previous text: £850.
07/10/2021	Where the change was made: Programme specification Change: Final year Career Pathways unit assessment changed to 100% coursework Previous text: Two formal pieces of assessment (40%/60%)

Changes for 2021 entry

Date	Changes to this course
19/05/2021	Change: Foundation year option added Previous text: N/A

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How long will your placement be?

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Our offer-making process

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Careers

Typical starting job roles

Further study

Costs and fees

No hidden extras

Costs of living and other expenses you need to consider

Repeat units

Help and support

Our staff

Dr Carina Westling – Course Leader

Liam Birtles – Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design

Simon Perkins – Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design

Professor David Garcia – Professor of Digital Arts & Media Activism

Course changes

Changes for 2022 entry

Changes for 2021 entry